Barcelona snub game in Morocco amid ‘uncertainty’
Some Spanish political parties, including hard-right formation Vox and Sumar, a far-left member of the governing coalition, have called for Morocco to be stripped of its right to co-host the 2030 World Cup alongside Spain and Portugal.
Barcelona on Thursday said they would not contest a friendly in Tangiers due to “uncertainty”, a week after an unprecedented migrant rush from Morocco to Spain’s territory of Ceuta.
Madrid has avoided criticising Rabat over last week’s mass arrivals, which some commentators have interpreted as a means for Morocco to pressure Spain.
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